Cleanbox Technology announced that it is launching its CleanDefense ultraviolet point-of-use mask decontamination product in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company’s technology uses UV-C light in an LED to decontaminate products worn on the face or the head with a focus on high-risk contagion transfer points. According to a news release, Cleanbox […]
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AdvaMed announces VentConnect online platform
Medtech trade association AdvaMed this week announced a new platform called VentConnect (www.VentConnect.org) to connect ventilator companies with component suppliers. The goal is to help quickly scale the production and distribution of life-saving ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing.
Vyaire Medical, Spirit AeroSystems partner on ventilator production
Vyaire Medical and Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR) announced today that they are partnering to build critical care ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a temporary partnership, Vyaire is slated to ramp up production of its critical care ventilators at Spirit’s Wichita, Kan.-based converted manufacturing facility. The agreement adds to Vyaire’s already-accelerated production, as the Chicago-based company […]
COVID-19 is here: Medtech may never be the same
The COVID-19 pandemic promises to change nearly every aspect of our lives — remote working, social distancing and Zoom-bombing likely will be part of our professional lexicon for years to come. But the pandemic also will bring big changes to the medtech industry, which got caught in the center of some political, geopolitical and yes […]
UPDATE: Medtech contract manufacturers make it work during a pandemic
From coping with wild fluctuations in demand to keeping workers safe and customers satisfied, these medical device industry suppliers have managed to adapt amid COVID-19 and an uncharted business environment. Medical device contract manufacturers are finding ways to keep business going during the coronavirus pandemic. Medical Design & Outsourcing recently conducted another round of an informal survey of […]
TE Connectivity shares rise on Q2 medical sales
Shares of TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) were up 5.91% late-morning today, a day after the company reported its healthcare sales were up 5.7% to $10 million for the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year. Schaffhausen, Switzerland-based TE Connectivity reported a net loss of -$456 million on net sales of $3.195 billion for the quarter ended March 27, […]
AtomicBlue launches ultraviolet light device to decontaminate N95 masks
Atomic Blue announced today that it launched a UV-C germicidal light to eradicate the COVID-19 virus during equipment decontamination processes. Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health validated four methods for mask decontamination, one of which was ultraviolet light. Atomic Blue said in a news release that the NIH tested its UV-C germicidal light, […]
How Johnson & Johnson is expanding manufacturing for a potential coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) recently announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. will collaborate with Emergent BioSolutions to support the manufacturing of its lead investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The New Brunswick, N.J.–based pharmaceutical and medical device giant described the deal as the first in a series of contract manufacturing agreements that it expects to ink as it seeks […]
Stratasys, Origin partner to produce millions of COVID-19 testing swabs
Stratasys (NSDQ:SSYS) and Origin announced that they signed an agreement to produce more than 1 million nasopharyngeal COVID-19 testing swabs per week. Under the agreement, Stratasys is slated to market and promote Origin’s 3D-printed swabs to healthcare providers and other U.S. testing centers. Each Origin One 3D printer can produce batches of 1,500 Origin NP O1 swabs at […]
How are alternative ventilators helping during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Amid the shortages of vital equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, ventilators stand out — their presence a matter of life or death for people needing respiratory assistance. Common invasive ventilators are in short supply. While numerous companies have stepped forward to scale up production of the expensive products (usually between $25,000 and $50,000), the need […]
FDA issues EUA for Sterilucent N95 hydrogen peroxide sterilization
The FDA has granted Sterilucent emergency use authorization (EUA) for its hydrogen peroxide sterilizer for use with N95 and N95-equivalent respirators — the latest in a string of mask sterilizers receiving EUAs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Minneapolis-based Sterilucent’s HC 80TT vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizer may now be used to decontaminate the single-use compatible respirators that […]